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Here is the news. China has recently unveiled a guideline aimed at nurturing its data labeling industry.
the country seeks to boost the development of artificial intelligence.
According to the guideline issued by state organs including the National Development and Reform Commission and the National Data Administration, by 2027 China's data labelling industry is expected to have made strides in scientific and technological innovation along with a substantial increase in industry scale.
To achieve the targets, the country aims to cultivate a number of influential data -labelling companies while also establishing various data -labelling hubs nationwide that demonstrate significant achievements and distinctive advantages.
The guideline also calls for efforts to promote the application of AI in areas including the Government Services, Urban Governance, and Rural Revitalization.
As an emerging industry data labeling focuses on processing data through to filtering, cleaning, classification, as well as annotation, tagging, and quality inspection, thereby enabling machines to learn more efficiently and effectively.
As per the guideline, the Country will support the development of data labelling with favourable fiscal, financial and tax policies.
It will also create or revise national standards for professions related to AI training and You're listening to Special English.
The total number of visits to China's science and technology museums in 2024 exceeded $100 million for the first time.
According to data released by the China Science and Technology Museum, CyTech museums across the country's 31 provincial -level regions, and in the Xinjiang Production and Construction Corps, received a total of 104 million visits last year, marking an increase of 16 .3 % compared with 2023.
China s mobile science popularisation projects also achieved commendable results in 2024.
As of the end of last year, mobile in several sci -tech museums had toured 746 locations, while science popularization caravans travelled a total of 2 .68 million kilometres.
Mobile science classes jointly organised by the Ministry of Education, the China Science and Technology Museum, and the online platform of Douyin, had garnered over 350 million views on the internet.
This is Special English Once a humble beverage for Chinese labourers in south -east Asia, Chinese dark tea has now evolved into a trend -setting force in the tea beverage market.
Across countries along the 21st century Maritime Silk Road, according to Liu -Chun Kong, director of the Malaysia -based Kong -Wu -Fong Tea Merchants Company.
Drinking and storing tea has become a fashion in Malaysia, and Liubao Tea is attracting a growing number of customers.
Liubao Tea, a Chinese dark tea known for its strong lingering fragrance and medicinal properties, boasts a history of over 1 ,500 years.
The traditional Liu Bao tea -making technique has also been recognized as a UNESCO Intangible Cultural Heritage Subproject in 2022.
Named after a Liu Bao town in Wuzhou City, in South China's Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous region.
The tea thrives in this region, which features mist -covered mountains and a favorable climate for tea cultivation.
Liu Bao Tea gained widespread popularity in China during the Qing Dynasty, which spanned from 1644 through to 1911.
In the late Qing period, Chinese laborers traveling to Southeast Asia introduced this refreshing, stomach -soothing tea to local people.
However, transporting tea from the mountainous town used to be a huge challenge for merchants.
According to an article published in 1951, the tea had to be carried by small boats to Libu Town in Woojo City, then transferred to large wooden ships bound for Guangdong province.
From there, it was transported by electric boats to Guangzhou for export.
The route from Liubao to Libu was narrow and rugged and many boatmen were injured along the way.
Liu Bao town, once accessible only by water, now boasts paved roads connecting every village from the ancient, rugged routes to the modern 21st century maritime Silk Road.
Trade routes between China and other countries, have expanded significantly.
Today, Liu Baotih is distributed globally, thanks to an extensive network of land, sea, and air transport systems.
Liu's company imports over 100 tons of Liu Baotih annually from Wujo.
The tea merchant noted that it used to take several weeks for the company to receive the tea leaves after placing the order.
Now with direct shipping from Guangzhou to Kalang port.
The whole process has been shortened to a week.
Data shows that the production of Liu Bao tea in Wuzhou increased from 17 ,000 tonnes in 2019 to 35 ,000 tonnes in 2023, Well, its direct output value grew from 2 .5 billion yuan, about $347 .8 million in 2019, 2014 to 5 .5 billion yuan in 2023.
Researchers have unearthed a fossil of an Ornithiscan dinosaur in southwest China's Qing municipality and identified it as the earliest of its kind ever found in Asia.
The discovery was jointly conducted by researchers from Yunnan University, the Institute of Vertebrate paleontology and paleoanthropology under the Chinese Academy of Sciences, and Chongqing Planning and Natural Resources Bureau.
Their findings have been published in the journal iScience.
Researchers found that the fossil, dating back approximately 190 million years to the early Jurassic period, represents a highly primitive form of the Ornithischian dinosaur.
Despite the preservation of only a single femur, its morphological features suggest it predates all other Ornithischian dinosaurs found in Asia, possibly tracing back to the origins of this group.
A detailed bone histological study revealed that the femur belonged to a sub -adult dinosaur whose growth had significantly slowed, indicating that it was nearing adulthood at the time of death.
Given the specimen's length of just 9 .3 cm, researchers estimate the dinosaur's total body length to be around 1 m.
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A team consisting of 38 international scientists and crew has set sail from Wellington, the capital of New Zealand for Antarctica, to venture further south than ever before.
The multi -disciplinary team is on board the research vessel, RV Tangaroa, of New Zealand's National Institute of Water and Atmospheric Research, including participants from Australia, Europe, India, and Britain.
The team will travel more than 3 ,500 kilometres south of New Zealand, right up to the Ross Ice Shelf, and further south, before returning to Wellington in late February.
They revealed that the voyage was designed to quantify critical signals in the rapidly changing polar ocean and components of its unique biodiversity using ocean monitoring robots that will be deployed along the route to measure ocean characteristics such as temperature water and salinity.
Fernandez noted that this move will help fill an observational gap and provide a better picture of the wider changes in the state of the ocean and the marine food web, according to New Zealand's National Institute of Water and Atmospheric Research.
The expedition will explore seafloor habitats and biological communities to provide fundamental data to determine how the changing ocean is impacting marine life.
You are listening to Special English February 3 sees the arrival of the first of this year's traditional Chinese solar terms, — named li -chun — usually translated into English as the beginning of spring.
In ancient times this particular day was seen as the prelude to a whole host of seasonal activities to welcome the coming spring.
So how can it be that Li Chun marks the time when Chinese people should be welcoming spring?
The list of solar terms has guided the lives and traditions of hundreds of millions of Chinese people ever since.
There are 24 of these season -indicating solar terms in the traditional calendar of China.
Lichuan is the first and foremost in the list of the 24.
In the early days, it was seen as a prelude to a new round of seasonal activities and meant to prepare the ancient farmers for the beginning of a new year's work.
Due to China's fast territory, spring arrives at different times, from South to North.
So, when the end of winter and the beginning of spring intersect, here comes Li Chun to remind the farmers that it is time to plan the farm work ahead, even though the land in most of northern China is still frozen solid around this time of year.
there. How do Chinese people go about welcoming the Spring on the Day of Li Chun?
It is said that back in ancient times, people would draw a picture of the God of Spring and display it in their homes.
With the head of a human and and the body of a bird.
The God of Spring would bless the families and their lands with a good harvest.
To welcome the God of Spring, they would also hold folk activities such as drum -beating, folk opera performances, and bull fights.
Nowadays, you are more likely to find these old customs in rural China.
Major ones, such as worshipping ancestors, decorating homes with colorful paper cuts, and crafting spring ox symbols, in the hope of good sowing and reaping are still practised every year on Li Chun day.
But among all the traditions for this special day, some would refer to the biting spring as their favourite.
As you might expect, if one wants to take a bite of the spring, he or she has to start by eating food related to spring.
Among them, eating radish in Li Chun is a custom that has been preserved in most parts of China.
It is rich in Vitamin C, dietary fiber and other nutrients.
A sweet and spicy bite of radish is known to help with digestion boost the immune system and brings good health to the people all year round.
Meanwhile, spring pancakes, wrapped with fresh vegetables and meat, is also a popular foodie choice of many when celebrating Li Chun.
Some families will serve a spring roll by simply wrapping food in it while others will will go one step further and fry a roll into a golden -coloured crunchy snack.
My mouth is already watering in anticipation.
To make and eat spring rolls with other family members is a major part of the traditions on the day of Lee Chun.
Over the dinner table, children are taught to wrap the food, and serve the roles to their parents while learning about the tradition.
This custom has become part of the folk memory of many Chinese people, with nice food served and good old celebrations held.
This is how Chinese people welcome the coming spring and hope for a new year.
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The total number of visits to China's Science and Technology Museums in 2024 4, exceeded 100 million for the first time.
According to data released by the China Science and Technology Museum, psi -tech museums across the country's 31 provincial -level regions and, in the Xinjiang Production and Construction Corps, received a total of 104 million visits last year, marking an increase of 16 .3 per cent compared with 2023.
China's mobile science Popularization projects also achieved commendable results in 2024.
As of the end of last year, mobile CyTec museums had toured 746 locations, while science popularization caravans travelled a total of 2 .68 million kilometres.
Mobile science classes jointly organised by the Ministry of Education, the China science and technology Museum and the online platform of douyin had garnered over 350 million views on the Internet That is the end of today's program hope you'll join us every day to learn English at a slower pace Shhh..
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From the stem of trees to the gurgle of rivers.
From From the silent strength of mountains to the icy whispers of glaciers.
Even the solid ground beneath our feet.
And right there in the midst of all, beats the heart of humanity.
What if those other heartbeats were to stop?
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